Home Life: A Journey Through Rooms and Recollections

by Suzanne Fox

Blending memoir and cultural history, Home Life is an evocation of the changing spaces, both literal and metaphorical, of a woman's life. It reflects on not only how we shape our homes but also how our homes shape us. Shaped as a series of linked essays, full of lyrical writing and luminous insight,  Home Life is a memorable read and a beautiful gift for anyone who loves interior design, houses, art, or stories of women's lives.

Genres: Memoir

174 pages, Hardcover

First published September 4, 1997

Reviews

[Laura Smyth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a marvelous book for all of us nomadic types obsessed with home and place. Beautifully written.

[Treasure Island Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

You wouldn't think a book about rooms and home life could be moving, but when I got to the chapter where Fox's parents gave up their home for a place in Florida with less yard and upkeep, the book hit home for me. The chapter about a home invasion also resonated. The last chapter explores what happens after a death when someone else has to decide what to do with all the little accoutrements we accumulate to make our homes feel right. Sometimes, what we keep says things about us that we don't reveal or wish not to reveal about our innermost self. People who continually declutter understand this; the rest of us simply muddle through.

[Glenette · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book made me start thinking about the different rooms I have lived in and what meaning they all had to me.